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October 30, 1998

Foes of Preferences Try a Referendum in Washington State

By PATRICK HEALY

Opinion is divided on affirmative action, but the debate is quiet at the state's flagship campus

The brigade that routed racial preferences at California's universities has moved up the coast to Washington, where voters next month will decide the future of affirmative-action programs in the state.

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